by Mark Brooks | | Blog
If you are going to be fully funded this year you have to answer the question of who owns making budget at your church? This is perhaps the most crucial key towards being fully funded. It is the difference between having the money in July for that camp or event. It...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
One major key towards being fully funded is to learn how to avoid a boring offering! To me the offering is the most boring part of worship services. Why is that? Here are what I have found as the major reasons why. First, we fear asking for money will drive people...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
I can’t help you if you don’t recognize you need help! I am heading off to a conference where I will be speaking to pastors and laypeople about how to increase giving. The church that I will be sharing at has seen their giving increase over 200% in the...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Few realize why the window of opportunity is closing for churches. Giving to the church is on a continual decline. If you think it is caused by the past recession you are sadly mistaken. Giving is on decline for a multitude of reasons why. Here are some of the...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
My contention is that you MUST think about giving and givers 365 days a year in order to be fully funded. Yet who has that kind of time? I do! I do one thing and one thing only, help churches reverse the decline in giving. After 20 years as a Senior Pastor and over...
